For the past few weeks, L'ie has been teasing us. She was quite comfortable on her hands and knees and often times looked as if she were going to start moving forward. But, it never quite happened. She would either push herself backwards or she would straighten out a leg for balance and then sit back down.
As a first time parent, my biggest fear was that she would begin crawling while Chad and I were away on vacation earlier this month, but obviously she understood how important it was that I get to see her move for the first time because she waited!
Suddenly, a few days ago, L'ie began to move her hands further out in front of her and we realized it was just a matter of time before the knees followed. And yesterday, while Chad was napping, those knees began keeping up with the hands. I couldn't believe it, and I think I might have scared her a bit with my cheering and clapping. As soon as Chad was awake, she moved a short distance again! And this time she did not seem to mind when we cheered and clapped!
Shockingly, I was so caught up and thrilled with this new milestone, that I completely forgot to take photos or videotape any of those first uncertain crawls. But, we quickly remedied that problem. I hope you enjoy watching the Bear crawl as much as I have
(Note: this video was taken earlier this evening and the Bear already seems a little more confident in her crawling skills)
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